Parliamentary questions

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

823. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13733/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

824. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13734/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

825. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied) [13735/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

826. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13736/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

827. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13737/24]

Immigration Status

Bernard Durkan

828. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date of a residency status application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13738/24]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

829. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received for citizenship in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of applications received in the same years that are still pending; the efforts being taken to address any backlogs arising from these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13746/24]

Immigration Policy

Duncan Smith

830. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if there are any proposals for citizenship to be given automatically to residents who live in Ireland for over 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13758/24]

Asylum Applications

Carol Nolan

831. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the numbers who have applied for asylum in each month from January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13766/24]

International Protection

Carol Nolan

832. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Ukrainian citizens who have been welcomed to Ireland since the beginning of the Russian invasion of their country, and the number who are known to have subsequently left the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13767/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

833. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total number of new citizens who have been naturalised from 2010 to date; to provide a breakdown by nationality of their birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13769/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

834. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2024. [13778/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

835. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the monetary value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2024. [13779/24]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

836. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount in monetary value returned to the Exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2024. [13780/24]

Domestic Violence

Peadar Tóibín

837. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí were called to the scene of a domestic violence incident in each county in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13781/24]

Road Safety

Peadar Tóibín

838. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of speed checkpoints on Irish roads in each of the past ten years in each county in the State. [13782/24]

Road Safety

Peadar Tóibín

839. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of drink and drug driving check points in Irish roads in each of the past ten years in each county in the State. [13783/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

840. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total number of crimes reported to gardaí in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if a breakdown can be provided per county. [13784/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

841. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of times gardaí were dispatched following 999 calls in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024; and if a breakdown by county can be provided. [13785/24]

An Garda Síochána

Peadar Tóibín

842. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by gardaí in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2024; and if a breakdown can be provided per county. [13786/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

843. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by her Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13810/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

844. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of properties either owned or leased by her Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13828/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Michael Ring

845. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice if penalty points for speeding have been applied in specific circumstances in each of the past five years (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13838/24]

International Protection

Louise O'Reilly

846. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to their request for a decision. [13958/24]

Visa Applications

Cathal Crowe

847. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that the necessary paperwork for an approved Irish visa (details supplied) is issued as soon as possible to allow the person in question to take up their job here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14020/24]

Immigration Policy

Marian Harkin

848. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice the visa requirements for a non-EU/EEA citizen who wishes to work in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14039/24]

Domestic Violence

Carol Nolan

849. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department or a body under the aegis of her Department has data available on the number of people charged or convicted under the provisions of section 38 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (details supplied) from 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14067/24]

Domestic Violence

Carol Nolan

850. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the work her Department has undertaken to develop policy proposals or evaluations of the effectiveness of domestic violence disclosure schemes in reducing the incidents of domestic and family violence or improving perpetrator accountability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14068/24]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

851. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Carlow women's refuge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14096/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

852. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice an update on the refurbishment of Leighlinbridge Garda Station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14097/24]

Naturalisation Applications

Duncan Smith

853. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to outline the process for naturalisation applications; the duration of this process; if there are any delays to current applications (details supplied); to clarify how some applications can take longer than others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14160/24]

Departmental Advertising

Jackie Cahill

854. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if her Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if her Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14174/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

855. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on Garda Operation Limmat; the number of successful convictions obtained under this operation to date; if this operation is still ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14190/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

856. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been approved in 2024 for the replacement of the inflatable boats within the Garda water unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14191/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

857. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of kennels currently in use within the Garda dog unit; the last time the number of kennels was increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14192/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

858. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests from Pearse Street Garda station in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14193/24]

State Visits

Jim O'Callaghan

859. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to invite the US Secretary for Homeland Security to Ireland this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14194/24]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

860. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been detained when arriving into the State and charged with travelling on a false Chinese passport in the past 12 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14195/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

861. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the amount of drugs seized under Operation Pier; the number of persons successful charged under this operation to date; if this operation is still live; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14196/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

862. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of suspected needle spiking reported to gardaí in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14197/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

863. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of penal warrants outstanding in the Garda R district within DMR as of 31 March 2024; of the number of penal warrants outstanding, the number that have been outstanding for a period of in excess of six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14198/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

864. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 20 February 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14199/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

865. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda family liaison officer courses held in DMR West division in the years of 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14200/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

866. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of training an additional 200 gardaí in the competency-based driver level 3 Course in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14201/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

867. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests from Store Street Garda station in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14202/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

868. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for gardaí per rank to apply for posts within the Garda National Immigration Unit in the years of 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form; the number of gardaí by rank that applied for the vacancies within GNIB in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14203/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

869. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to DMR North Roads Policing Unit as of 20 March 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14204/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

870. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda command and control vehicles added to the fleet in 2023 and to-date in 2024; the number of command-and-control vehicles withdrawn from the fleet during this period in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14205/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

871. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of stinger training courses held for Garda RPUs within DMR in 2023 and to date in 2024; the duration of this course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14206/24]

State Pensions

Louise O'Reilly

872. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice when the decision to raise the retirement age for staff in the prison service will be implemented; if she is aware that many staff in the service are keen to work to the new increased age but cannot do so until the decision is implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14248/24]